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Significados de parasitical em inglês

Of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another.

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Uso de parasitical em inglês
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One was corrupt and powerful; the other was weak and parasitical.
The Mirrors of Washington
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The trunks of the trees, too, exhibit a similar parasitical vegetation.
Passages from the English Notebooks, Volume 1.
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Densely interwoven trees, shrubs, and parasitical climbers fought everywhere for possession of it.
A Voyage to Arcturus
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I would say that the secondary market, and especially touting, is a parasitical business.
The Guardian
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And yet the cow-bird finds this nest and drops her parasitical egg in it.
Birds and Bees, Sharp Eyes, and Other Papers
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That is intensely curious about the parasitical plant of Borneo.
Hortus Inclusus / Messages from the Wood to the Garden, Sent in ...
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The mistletoe has white, wax-looking berries, and dull green leaves, with a parasitical stem.
Passages from the English Notebooks, Volume 1.
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With the worthless parasitical human beings gone, there was more for everyone to eat.
Animal Farm
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He was one of those rare eastern potentates who wasn't hampered by parasitical relatives.
The Adventures of Kathlyn
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One's offspring, therefore, are like parasitical vermin on one's body.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
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Forster in New Zealand in 46 degrees, where orchideous plants are parasitical on the trees.
The Project Gutenberg FAQ 2002
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At this time, Rubra, infuriated with their unrepentant parasitical nature, banned any more from entering.
The Reality Dysfunction
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Scarcely is the sun risen when we are plagued by the parasitical and inquisitive mob.
The Sisters — Volume 1
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Trade unions and parasitical sociologists need to understand that clearly before pushing their case too hard.
The Irish Times
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The sense is this: parasitical vermin spring from sweat and other filth emitted by the body.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
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He discovered parasitical mites all over them on the outside, and the flesh contained many worms.
The Home of the Blizzard / Being the Story of the Australasian A...
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